R. Fickett & Sons Records
Scope and Contents
Collection includes a daybook, 1854-1856, and three ledgers, 1851-1878, detailing customers and goods sold to them. Typical purchases include flour, fish, tobacco, eggs, etc., as well as equipment and supplies used on boats. A fifth volume, 1861-1897, records amount paid for labor done for taking care of and supplying vessels, hauling timber, selling wood, etc.
Dates
- Creation: 1851-1897
Creator
- R. Fickett & Sons (Organization)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Historical Note
R. Fickett & Sons were merchants in Milbridge, Maine. Rufus Fickett was born in 1811 and died in 1897. His sons were Ezra P. Fickett (1835-1862) and Mariner S. Fickett, born in 1843.
Extent
5 Volumes (26-41 cm)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection includes a daybook, 1854-1856, and three ledgers, 1851-1878, detailing customers and goods sold to them. A fifth volume, 1861-1897, records amount paid for labor done for taking care of and supplying vessels, hauling timber, selling wood, etc.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Dan Casavant Rare Books, Waterville, Me. in 2002.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
Subject
- Fickett, Rufus (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the R. Fickett & Sons Records
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
